rebel xs lens versus T3i lens?

DreDaze wrote in post #14685012
i believe you're making that up...


the only difference between the lenses is cosmetic...as for how to MF...practicing will be the easiest way to learn...

I am not making it up. That is not to say that I am not totally mistaken, however! I do believe I read that on 'the-digital-picture.com'.

I wonder if there's any significance in the omission of "made in Japan" from the II version? Perhaps it's made in Taiwan instead of Japan.

sambarino wrote in post #14686603
I am not making it up. That is not to say that I am not totally mistaken, however! I do believe I read that on 'the-digital-picture.com'.

Canon published this quote with the press release of the new 18-55 IS II:

http://www.canon.com …f_s18-55_35-56_is_ii.html

If you read between the lines, nowhere in the quote does it say that the original 18-55 IS doesn't have the same "optimized control algorithm". It doesn't say "new and improved optimized control algorithm." It just says the lens has a control algorithm that is optimized for that particular lens. (as all lenses do)

It think it is just creative marketing hype because both versions of the 18-55 IS have same 4 stops of IS. There was also mention of panning ability with IS on for the II version but the manual for both versions say you can pan with IS on so no change there either.

What they are really saying is: "We wanted to make a slightly cheaper version with simplified external cosmetics so we called it a "II" and creatively told you something about the same old a 4-stop IS."

runninmann wrote in post #14686618
I wonder if there's any significance in the omission of "made in Japan" from the II version? Perhaps it's made in Taiwan instead of Japan.

There is no difference in the quality of the lens if it is made in Taiwan. The first versions of the MK I had "Made in Japan" printed on the front of the lens,
but later versions of the MK I moved the country of manufacture to the rear lens mount.

msowsun wrote in post #14686946
There is no difference in the quality of the lens if it is made in Taiwan. The first versions had "Made in Japan" printed on the front of the lens, but later versions moved the country of manufacture to the rear lens mount.
Lenses without "Made in Japan" on the front of the lens, will have either "Made in Japan" or "Made in Taiwan" on the rear lens mount.

I wasn't implying that there is a difference in quality, I was speculating that perhaps the manufacturing location is a difference between the versions.

It would be interesting to know if all version I were manufactured in Japan and now that the version II are manufactured in both countries, that is why they moved the designation to the rear of the lens.

runninmann wrote in post #14686977
I wasn't implying that there is a difference in quality, I was speculating that perhaps the manufacturing location is a difference between the versions.

It would be interesting to know if all version I were manufactured in Japan and now that the version II are manufactured in both countries, that is why they moved the designation to the rear of the lens.

The original "I" was manufactured both in Japan and Taiwan. I should have clarified that later versions of the "I" were made both in Japan and Taiwan. (I didn't mean Mk II when I said later versions)


I can't say for sure but I bet all the II's are made in Taiwan.

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sambarino wrote in post #14686603
I am not making it up. That is not to say that I am not totally mistaken, however! I do believe I read that on 'the-digital-picture.com'.

***** RETRACTION *****

I re-read the review cited above. I was mistaken. I retract the statement above AND my previous comment about the difference between version I & II of this lens. Please disregard them.

You probably did read it on "The-Digital-Picture.com"

EF-S 18-55mm IS II review: http://www.the-digital-picture.com ….6-IS-II-Lens-Review.aspx

They were just repeating what they read in the Canon Press release of Feb 07 2011 http://www.usa.canon.c​om …il&docId=0901e0​248028433f

Unfortunately, it is misleading because Version I of this lens also included the same "new IS algorithms to distinguish between normal photographing and when the camera is panning to automatically provide the optimal level of image-shake correction."

Aug 2007 Canon Press Release: http://www.dpreview.co​m …onefs18-55and55-250#press